SUV gets stuck at end of runway in Forest Hill Airpark

Commerce Drive through the Forest Hill Industrial Airpark was blocked off Wednesday evening, while an SUV that took a wrong turn was towed from the end of the park's runway.

Commerce Drive through the Forest Hill Industrial Airpark was blocked off Wednesday evening, while an SUV that took a wrong turn was towed from the end of the park's runway. (ERIKA BUTLER | AEGIS STAFF, The Aegis)

The man, whose name was not available, somehow ended up on the runway, Hopkins said. When the driver got to the end, which is elevated above the area immediately to the east, the front wheels of his SUV dropped off the runway and he couldn't get them unstuck, Hopkins said.

A tow truck arrived around 5:45 to drag the SUV back onto the runway.

Commerce Road, which runs through the airpark from Route 23 to Jarrettsville Road, was blocked on either side of the runway during the rescue operation.

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